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Accessibility Toolkit - Section 2 (Version 2)

This section introduces accessibility and describes the benefits of making web sites accessible. The purpose is to give Victorian Government departments and agencies an understanding of how accessible sites help people with disabilities, as well as the benefits to the wider community.

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Accessibility basics (business case) - Accessibility Toolkit: This section introduces accessibility and describes the benefits of making web sites accessible. The purpose is to give Victorian Government departments and agencies an understanding of how accessible sites help people with disabilities, as well as the benefits to the wider community.

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Accessibility is cost-effective - Accessibility Toolkit: Considering accessibility during the development phase of a site ensures that the site is built to best practice standards and maximises efficiency. Although conforming to accessibility standards is easier when creating a new web site, it can still be cost-effective to make a current site accessible.

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Accessibility policy and guidelines - Accessibility Toolkit: Discusses the Victorian Government Accessibility Standard and W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.

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Assists other groups that may have difficulty using the web - Accessibility Toolkit: Accessible sites are also easier to use for people who have difficulty browsing the web for reasons not related to disability. There are many groups that may have difficulty using the web. It is important not to alienate them by presenting a confusing or overly complex site or a site that is problematic for people with older technology.

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Assists people with disabilities - Accessibility Toolkit: Approximately 20% of people in Australia in 2003 had at least one type of disability that affects their daily activities. People with disabilities have as much right to access the information available in a web site as any other member of the public.

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Common accessibility myths - Accessibility Toolkit: Contrary to popular opinion, a text-only web site is not necessarily an accessible web site. People with cognitive disabilities such as Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) or learning disabilities such as dyslexia, often have difficulty with text-rich sites. For these people, a text-only web site is inaccessible, just as a graphics-only (without ALT attributes) web site is inaccessible to someone who is blind.

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Examples of accessible sites - Accessibility Toolkit: Examples of accessible web sites.

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Government has a duty to the people - Accessibility Toolkit: Government has a duty to provide information to its constituency. A Government audience consists of a cross-section of the general public, unlike businesses who can choose to be more specific in their target market. Thus, it is important that Government web sites are as inclusive as possible and are reflective of all their constituents.

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Improves public perception of Government - Accessibility Toolkit: Easy to use sites will be visited more often than difficult to use sites. Making your site accessible will encourage use by everyone, irrespective of their abilities.

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Increases the usability of a site - Accessibility Toolkit: Accessible web sites tend to be more usable, as many accessibility techniques have implications for all users, not just people with disabilities or people who have difficulty browsing the web.

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It is the law - Accessibility Toolkit: The Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) investigates discrimination on the grounds of race, colour or ethnic origin, racial vilification, sex, sexual harassment, marital status, pregnancy, or disability . All web site owners have an obligation to make information available to all members of the public without discrimination.

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Provides best practice examples to other Australian web sites - Accessibility Toolkit: The Victorian Government acts as an example to other organisations and businesses. Government web sites illustrate accessible solutions to problems faced by many organisations and businesses.

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